Just give them somethin' to talk about...

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/03/22/story_of_the_day.html

March 22, 2010

Story of the Day


New York Times: "House Democrats approved a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's health system on Sunday, voting over unanimous Republican opposition to provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans after an epic political battle that could define the differences between the parties for years."

Washington Post: "House Democrats scored a historic victory in the century-long battle to reform the nation's health-care system late Sunday night, winning final approval of legislation that expands coverage to 32 million people and attempts to contain spiraling costs."

Wall Street Journal: "The biggest transformation of the U.S. health system in decades won approval on Capitol Hill late Sunday, the culmination of efforts by generations of Democrats to achieve near-universal health coverage."

USA Today: "Congress completed action Sunday night on the major portion of President Obama's top priority, a historic restructuring of the nation's health care system that has eluded his predecessors for more than a century."

Los Angeles Times: "Ending the Democrats' decades-long quest to create a healthcare safety net to match Social Security, the House of Representatives on Sunday night approved sweeping legislation to guarantee Americans access to medical care for the first time, delivering President Obama the biggest victory of his young presidency."

Read more: http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/03/22/story_of_the_day.html#ixzz0iuWa4mVG

[boobooday]

1. This is uplifting - for the first time in a long time it feels like

Our government is actually addressing problems that are relevant to all of us.

This should have been done many years ago, but I feel a definite sense that we have made a bit of progress.